Self Portrait
Rainbow * Track #2 On Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow
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Self Portrait by Rainbow
Release Date
Performed by
RainbowProduced by
Ritchie Blackmore & Dio & Martin BirchWrited by
Dio & Ritchie BlackmoreAbout
“Self Portrait” is written in 6/8, and has a dark sensibility to it, with moody guitar lines from virtuoso Ritchie Blackmore and melodic vocal harmonies from legendary vocalist Ronnie James Dio.
The song metaphorically compares a painting to man’s own grief and despair. Ritchie Blackmore reportedly...
Self Portrait Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Paint me your picture
And hang it on the wall
Color it darkly
The lines must start to crawl
[Pre-Chorus]
Down, down, down
Spin me around and around
Draw me away to the night from the day
Leave not a trace to be found
Down, down
[Chorus]
Nothing is real but the way that I feel
And I feel like going down
Down, down, down
Down, down, down, down, down
[Verse 2]
Paint me a picture
Of eyes that never see
With flashes of lightning
That burn for only me
[Pre-Chorus]
Hey hey hey
There's only the devil to pay
I'm ready to go
Pull me down from below
Give me a place I can lay
[Chorus]
Hey hey
Nothing is real but the way that I feel
I feel like going down
Down, down, down
Down, down, down, down
[Guitar Solo]
[Chorus]
Hey hey
Nothing is real but the way that I feel
And I feel like going down
[Outro]
Down, down
Nothing is real but the way that I feel
And I feel like going down
Down, down, down
Down, down, down, down
Down, down, down, down
Down
Self Portrait Q&A
Who wrote Self Portrait's ?
Self Portrait was written by Dio & Ritchie Blackmore.
Who produced Self Portrait's ?
Self Portrait was produced by Ritchie Blackmore & Dio & Martin Birch.
When did Rainbow release Self Portrait?
Rainbow released Self Portrait on Mon Aug 04 1975.